well this is my 1st year to try out duck hunting and love it! i go with a couple of friends who are also new to the sport, except one of them, and he has been doing it for several years now. we've killed LOTS of gadwalls, and then a few widgeons, and two woodies last week. we need to find some new places :mrgreen:

Man are you about to be pord in with threads, as far as decoys look around and get one that doesn't chip the paint off just by takin them out of the box. Calls, man thats seems to be pretty much personal opinion, I like all of primos's calls, duck commands are good, and RNT's are good, just get a single reed and a double reed that way ur coverd for timber and open water, duk huntin can be as expensive as you want it to be, take it easy until you get some duks under ur belt and some bird knowledge. Search this whole site cus there is TONS of good info. HAPPY HUNTIN

Many different opinions and favorites. Just pay attention and make up your own mind.

A little different on the call. Find someone good (note: most think they are good, few are)and/or go out and purchase a instruction video. Spend the extra $'s to buy a good quality call.
You can't learn to play like Mozart on a toy piano.

Speakin of instruction videos primos make an awsome video, its a duck/geese instructional video. Its call "Masterin the Art", when i bought it it only had the Honky Tonk with it, i went to sportsman warehouse and saw it ALSO had the wench with it so that a awsome deal. Git it while its hot!!!!